Unlocking the Celtic Collector: The Mind, Methods and Materials of Alexander Carmichael

Stewart, Donald (Principal Investigator)
Gillies, William (Co-investigator)
Scally, John (Co-investigator)
Stewart, Kirsty (Researcher)
Wiseman, Andrew (Researcher)
Mayo, Neil (Other)
Reid, Des (Other)

Description

A major AHRC-funded project dedicated to archiving, digitising, transcribing, cataloguing, conserving, and researching the field notebooks of the major Scottish folklorist Alexander Carmichael (1832-1912), preserved in the Carmichael Watson Collection at the Centre for Research Collections, Edinburgh University Library.

Status	Finished
Effective start/end date	1/07/09 → 30/09/11
Links	http://www.carmichaelwatson.lib.ed.ac.uk

Funding

AHRC: £516,372.00

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2 Chapter (peer-reviewed)
1 Article
1 Featured article

The making of a charm collector: Alexander Carmichael in Uist, 1864 to 1882
Stewart, D., 2013, The Power of Words : Studies on Charms and Charmings in Europe. Kapaló, J. A., Pocs, É. & Ryan, W. F. (eds.). Pécs: Central European University Press
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Leisure and Recreation in an Age of Clearance: The Case of the Hebridean Michaelmas
Stewart, D., 2012, Celtic Cosmology: Perspectives from Ireland and Scotland (Papers in Mediaeval Studies). Borsje, J. & Mac Mathuna, S. (eds.). Toronto: Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)

Open Access
File
'To have kissed a St Kilda lassie'
Wiseman, A., Nov 2011, Scottish Islands Explorer, 12, 6, p. 16-19 4 p.
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Featured article

Open Access
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Transcription of the field and transcription notebooks belonging to Alexander Carmichael (1832-1912) : GB 237 Coll-97 CW
Wiseman, A. (Contributor), Stewart, D. (Contributor) & Stewart, K. (Contributor), University of Edinburgh, 23 Jun 2011
http://www.carmichaelwatson.lib.ed.ac.uk
Dataset
List of books belonging to Alexander Carmichael in the University of Edinburgh's collection.
Rathe, Z. (Creator), Stewart, D. (Creator) & Bryson, L. (Data Manager), University of Edinburgh, 2011
Dataset
Digital images of the field and transcription notebooks belonging to Alexander Carmichael (GB 237 Coll-97 CW)
Stewart, K. (Creator), University of Edinburgh, 23 Jun 2011
http://www.carmichaelwatson.lib.ed.ac.uk
Dataset

9 Invited talk
3 Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
1 Participation in conference
1 Public Engagement – Festival/Exhibition

Late nineteenth-century folklore collectors in Kintyre
Stewart, D. (Member)
Jan 2012
Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
The Glen Creran Foxhunter and the Tales he told to Alexander Carmichael
Stewart, D. (Speaker)
Oct 2011
Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
University of Edinburgh Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series
Stewart, D. (Speaker)
Sept 2011
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar

Unlocking the Celtic Collector: The Mind, Methods and Materials of Alexander Carmichael

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The making of a charm collector: Alexander Carmichael in Uist, 1864 to 1882

Leisure and Recreation in an Age of Clearance: The Case of the Hebridean Michaelmas

'To have kissed a St Kilda lassie'

Transcription of the field and transcription notebooks belonging to Alexander Carmichael (1832-1912) : GB 237 Coll-97 CW

List of books belonging to Alexander Carmichael in the University of Edinburgh's collection.

Digital images of the field and transcription notebooks belonging to Alexander Carmichael (GB 237 Coll-97 CW)

Late nineteenth-century folklore collectors in Kintyre

The Glen Creran Foxhunter and the Tales he told to Alexander Carmichael

University of Edinburgh Celtic and Scottish Studies Seminar Series

Unlocking the Celtic Collector: The Mind, Methods and Materials of Alexander Carmichael

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